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  • Poll Question 296 – How do you feel about mods you have to buy?

    · Poll Questions, Read · 28 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    MisterAddy brought this topic up in the July 2014 General Chat post and I feel it’s worth discussing more.

    Aperture Tag was greenlit (is that right?) and released on Steam. It’s a mod, set in the Portal universe, where you have a paint gun, which you use to reach the end. I watched some of it on Maxtasy’s YouTube Channel and it looked Okay. But only Okay.

  • CombinationVille

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-EP2 Mods, Play · 95 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    Two weapons and two types of enemies. That’s it!

    What interesting combinations could be created?

    By limiting those two aspects of a map, it was hoped that mappers would look for unusual combinations of weapons and enemies and also force the player to think creatively.

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  • Audio Interview with Charles Zhang

    · Audio Interviews, Listen · 4 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    In this audio interview podcast, Charles and I discuss his mods Intrusion and Courage.

    We chat about the mods, their creation and the deeper meaning.

    Feel free to ask Charles your questions, as he has agreed to stop by and answer any you have.

  • MapTap 2.5 Beta RC1 is Now Available

    · Beta Releases, MapTap · 9 Replies

    Update: MapTap has been replaced by Gauge.

    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    This beta version has a few new features.

    First and foremost you can use it to install AND run mods. The ability to install mods has been available since 2.3 bt you had to open Steam to run them – not any more.

    Secondly, but actually just as importantly, MapTap now automatically updates older mods to run in Steampipe! Yes, that’s right. Take an older mod from PP that doesn’t have the correct gameinfo.txt format and MapTap should do it for you. No messing about with text editors and copying and pasting etc.

    Of course, it might not work every time, but it’s a darn sight better than having to do it manually.

  • Rabbit Hole

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-EP2 Mods, Play · 28 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    You wake up and remember nothing except your name – Gordon.

    Where are you?

    Why are you here?

    What are you supposed to do?

    Can you figure it out?

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  • Climbox

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-EP2 Mods, Play · 10 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    One enemy at a time.

    That’s how you must fight these battles.

    One damn enemy at a time.

    And they get progressively harder.

    Until you meet the hardest of them all.

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  • Zombie Clean Up

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-Ep2 Maps, Play · 9 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    Author’s Notes: “The original goal of Zombie Cleanup was to create a Half-Life 2 level that uses the crossbow in a unique way.

    The overall objective of the level is to kill your way through three waves of zombies using a new and improved version of the crossbow called the !fire crossbow”.
    The design of the level is quite simple with four main areas: the starting alley, the rebel house, the two side alleys where the zombies come from, and the storage room.”

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  • Shadow of Breen

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-Ep2 Maps, Play · 21 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    Authro’s Notes: “Shadow of Breen takes place after the events of Half Life 2: Episode 1.

    A small group of rebel commandos sets out to destroy Dr. Breen’s broadcasting and propaganda facility.

    The level takes place in a narrow canyon located somewhere in an eastern European forest. Play style focuses on action-based decision making with emphasis on environmental cues.

    Elements of a scene such as lighting, geometry, sound, and detail draw attention and spark a player’s curiosity (even subconsciously). A central theme in this level is the player’s use of the crossbow (a typically underutilized weapon) to trigger environmental events…”

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  • Mining Complex

    · Half-Life 2: Ep2, HL2-Ep2 Maps, Play · 29 Replies
    Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

    Earth has lost contact with the Mars Base.

    Of all the people they could send, they send you.

    Bad luck for whatever caused the break in contact.

    Good luck for you because you can have some fun.

    Your job: Re-establish contact.

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